sad update, anda has sadly passed, i'm not sure what happened, she was eating and drinking fine but suddenly she stopped eating. i checked for any injuries or illness but she was fine. she died in her sleep peacefully. she was a very happy chicken up until she died.
update to everyone, they're sleeping in their roost again, still not sure what was wrong but they suddenly just started sleeping in there again. thanks for all of the advice!
your chicken looks almost identical to my chicken! her name is curry, rescued her from slaughter so i don't know her breed. (btw these photos were from like 2-3 weeks ago, her feathers are more grown out and nicer looking. she was regrowing molted feathers.)
i have 3 chickens that all have suddenly stopped sleeping in their roost, they were fine before and 2 of them lay eggs and still use the nest boxes inside but stopped sleeping on the perches. they've started sleeping on the ground, not on the ground of their roost but the ground on their run! is...
hybrid breeds are always so interesting, i agree there are so many myths about cornish x that will hopefully be broken. they thrive on a healthy, restricted diet and can live like normal chickens. your hybrids are gorgeous!
you're chickens have a great run! my chickens made their own dust bath in their run lol, i have a chair in mine i sit on while i feed them. they have a roost with 1 thick stick and 1 thinner stick, and 3 nest boxes for eggs, the back opens so i can get the eggs easier. pretty basic but hopefully...
mine don't seem to be suffering, when i feed them she does eat more than the others but when i take their food away she goes and act like a normal chicken. the ones that get so fat that their legs break are from people who feed them on a high protein diet (meat bird feed basically). them being...
People always say that cornish x meat chickens will never live longer than their butchering days and will always die of obesity, this thread is some tips and tricks you can do to keep your cornish x meat birds longer living as pets (from my experience). i had a cornish x named Wendy, she was...